This past weekend, Learn 2 Fish With Us Certified Angler Educator, Greg Karch, and Karen Karch shared their passion for fishing through hosting two fishing seminars at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sport Show.  Greg presented his Fishing Basics seminar right next to Lake Milwaukee which had a boat, pontoon along with a few kayaks.  The families were so excited to learn all the skills needed for fishing which included safety, fishing combo’s, casting, fishing presentations, fish identification, knots, bait, AIS message of ‘Clean Drain Dry’.  Learn 2 Fish With Us added a new element to their Fishing Basics seminar which showed attendee’s how to properly net a fish.  After the fishing seminar, youth had the opportunity to practice casting in Lake Milwaukee.  Greg was amazed at how many adults attended the Fishing Basics seminar both days which shows that the public is looking for seminars like the Fishing Basics.   Youth attending the seminars received a Shakespeare fishing combo on Saturday and Fishouflage Visor on Sunday thanks to Learn 2 Fish With Us and their sponsors.

This past weekend Learn 2 Fish With Us Angler Educator, Greg Karch, was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sport Show Section.  Check out host story as he will be presenting our Fishing Basics seminar at the up coming Sport Show on Saturday at 4:15 PM and Sunday at 2:15 PM.  Youth will receive a Shakespeare fishing combo on Saturday and Sunday they will receive a Fishouflage visor on Sunday.

Learn 2 Fish With Us sponsored Family Day at the Northeast Wisconsin Fishiin Show giving the first one hundred youth a Plano Stowaway with Northland Tackle which consisted of a bobber, jigs, hooks, and sinkers.  Everything needed to go fishing!!  Angler Educator Greg Karch and UW Oshkosh Titans Fishing Team member, Larissa Olin, conducted a Fishing Basics seminar which educated all attendee’s on the skills needed to go fishing.  After the seminar, Greg and Larissa worked with the families on any of the skills they learned during the clinics.  Thanks to Cabela’s all the youth went hone with a fishing combo.

This past weekend, Learn 2 Fish With Us Certified Angler Educator, Greg Karch, and Tim Euting and Karen Karch educated future anglers during the Wisconsin Fishing Expo which was held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Greg hosted three ‘Learn 2 Fish With Us’ seminars which introduced youth and families to all the skills need to begin fishing. These skills included; fishing safety, spin cast and spinning combos, setting the hook, casting, knots, fish identification, parts of a fish, bait, catch and release, and the AIS message of ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’. Youth attending the seminar received a Shakespeare fishing combo or a NPAA Future Pro Shirt thanks to the National Professional Anglers Association.

Greg would like to thank his personal sponsors along with Learn 2 Fish With Us sponsors which include: Shakespeare, Berkley, Dave’s Musky Club, Writing By Design, Plano, Frabill, Mercury, Triton Boats, The Boat Doc, Off Shore Tackle Company, Northland Tackle, TTI Blakemore Fishing Group, Maui Jim and the Badger Sportsman.

This past week Thrivent employee’s helped refurbish Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing combo’s. Reels were checked that they were in good working order, all old line was removed and replenished with new Berkley XL eight pound line. All hooks and sinkers were replaced along with any bobbers that were cracked. Greg has been amazed at the quality of the Shakespeare fishing equipment as it was four years old and keeps on fishing!!!! All we have had to do is the standard maintenance. Shakespeare, thanks, for making a great product and for supporting Learn 2 Fish With Us!!! Thrivent volunteers thanks for all your help!!!

On Monday, January 9th. Learn 2 Fish With Us hosted a Ice Fishing Basics seminar at Scheels in Appleton, Wisconsin.  Angler Educator. Greg Karch, presented his Ice Fishing Basics seminar to the families that attended and what makes Learn 2 Fish With Us clinics special, is that it is a hands on seminar where youth and parents work with Greg to learn the skills.  Attendee’s learned about all the skills and equipment needed to go Ice Fishing. Skills reviewed were safety while ice fishing, drilling a hole, jigging presentations, tip-ups, fish identification, vertical and horizontal jigs and more.  During the seminar Greg reviewed the different ide fishing combos, augers, jigs, bait, flashers and cameras he uses for ice fishing and why.  During the seminar Greg showed some videos of him ice, fishing, and the kids really got excited when they could see the fish come up and hit the bait!!  A fun time was held by all!!

If your group looking for a fishing clinic in 2017, send an email to Greg at CaptainGreg@Learn2FishWithUs.com and he will get in contact with you.   Fish On, gotta go!!!!

In the email include dates you were looking at, location, number of youth and adults and if fishing is near by.  Have a great day.

At the end of Learn 2 Fish With Us, Peninsula State Parks Fishing Clinic, all you heard was FISH ON!!!   Learn 2 Fish With Us, Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch and his wife Karen Karch hosted a fishing clinic at Peninsula State Park which is located in Fish Creek, Wisconsin on Sunday July 24th.  The day started out with Greg presenting his Fishing Basics seminar which educates youth and adults on all the skills needed to go fishing.  These skills include: safety while fishing, fishing combos and how to use them, casting, fishing presentations, how to tie a knot, fish identification, live and artificial bait and the AIS message of Clean Drain Dry.  Greg had brought a box and asked the youth what was in the box?  The youth said tackle, a fish?  Greg opened up the box and pulled out a thirty-three inch walleye.  All the kids gasped!!!  Greg, had caught this walleye two years ago just out from the park.  He reviewed with them how old the fish was and how many times it was most likely caught and released so it could grow to be this big.  After the seminar, Greg and Karen worked with youth on casting as it is a very important skill when fishing.  When the youth had a good cast d have a good cast, they would catch a Backyard Bass.  You should have seen all the smiles as they reeled in a Backyard Bass.

After casting it was time for families to go fishing.  Learn 2 Fish With Us brought fishing equipment and bait so the attendees could fish.  Youth and adults caught perch, rock bass, smallmouth bass and gobies.   Fifty-two of the invasive goby were caught and disposed of!!  So, not only did we catch fish we helped out the environment!!  Once fishing was completed, it was time to share with the kids that each of them was going home with a fishing related item.  The items include Shakespeare spinning and spin cast fishing combos, Plano tackle boxes, Triton Boats / Mercury / Off Shore hats, Mercury water bottles, NPAA Future Pro shirts and more.  They were excited!!!

Learn 2 Fish With Us had a Fishing Educational booth at Farm Technology Days which was held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.  Farm Technology Days ran Tuesday July19th through Thursday July 21st.  Learn 2 Fish With Us provided a fishing experience to youth of all ages entering the 4H Youth Area of Farm Technology Days.  The fishing experience consisted of Lake Shakespeare which is a thirty by forty foot blue tarp which was stocked with thirty-five Backyard Bass, Fish Identification posters, knot tying, live bait and the Clean Drain Dry message.  Lake Shakespeare was a huge success as youth learned how to cast through hands on instruction and when they had a good cast, they would catch a Backyard Bass!!!  So many youth were casting for the very first time and caught their very first fish!!!  Greg and Karen instructed the youth to point their fishing combo to where they wanted to cast.  Next, look behind them making sure no one was behind them.  Then, press the button or open the bail and proceed with the rod slowly over there should to ten o’clock, from there they would come forward over their shoulder and once the rod tip reaches two o’clock, proceed to release the button or release the line.  Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all impressed on how well the kids would cast after the instruction.  Besides educating many anglers on how to cast for the first time, Greg helped experienced anglers become more accurate while casting with a few tips!!!  ‘Casting plays such a big part of fishing, so you really need to hone in on this skill!!’, Greg said.  Besides casting, future anglers also learned more on fishing by tying knots, checking out the bait and the fish identification posters!!!  Another big hit was Learn 2 Fish With Us truck wrap which has a large walleye on it.  Many youth and families took pictures of them and the truck.

Learn 2 Fish With Us has attended Farm Technology Days for the past six years and has become one the favorite attractions in the 4H Youth Area.  Greg remembers when they barely had enough room to cast and now they provide as much room as we need along with many 4H and Farm Technology Day volunteers.  We would not be able work with this amount of kids without the volunteers!!!  Next year, Farm Technology Days will be held in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Is your group looking for a fishing clinic in 2017, send an email to Greg at CaptainGreg@Learn2FishWithUs.com and he will get in contact with you.

Learn 2 Fish With Us was present at Community Fest which was held on July 4th, at Riverside Park in Neenah Wisconsin.  Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch, Karen Karch and Board Member Patti Purcell were preset to educate the youth on fishing.  Utilizing Lake Shakespeare, which was stocked full of Backyard Bass. Learn 2 Fish With Us instructed youth and adults  on how to cast and how they could become better at casting with tips.  At !:15 PM, Greg was on the Harbor Stage where he presented his Fishing Basics seminar which educates youth and families through hands on training, all the skills needed to go fishing.  All the youth visiting the Learn 2 Fish With Us booth and Fishing Basics seminar went home with a fishing related prizes thanks to all our great sponsors.